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Improving the commercial sector’s access to government
data
Visiting Professor
Birkbeck College
University of London
SUF Users Forum 18th February 2007 RSS
Formerly
Research Director
Whitbread PLC
Martin Callingham
Differences between the three domains
There should be a deal
Census
Ness
Government surveys
Met Office
The Centre of Ecology and Hydrology
Not OS
Consistent national databases
Time/ accuracy
Detail/ disclosure
Connectivity
Easy access
NeSS
Surveys
Table
Met Office
Landcover
Conclusion
York
Map 7
Map 9
Labour Force survey 60,000 households
General Household Survey 16,000 households
Expenditure and Food Survey (EFS) 7,000 households (EFES and NFS)
Family Resources Survey (FRS) 29,000 households
Survey of English Housing 20,000 households
Health Survey 10,000 people
British Crime Survey (BCS) 40,000 (household /person)
Home Office Citizenship Survey 15,000 biennial
National Travel Survey 22,000 adults
Time use Survey 15,00 adults on-off
Government surveys
Sex Male
.67 .88 1.00 1.00 1.00 .91
1.00 .92 1.00 1.00 1.00 .96
.67 .86 .80 .80 1.00 .81
1.00 .92 .80 .67 1.00 .90
.75 .83 1.00 .33 1.00 .80
.75 .56 .67 .50 .67 .62
.82 .84 .89 .67 .86 .83
Q.1a Which of theseactivities would you sayyou do nowadays?
a)18-24
Q.1a Which of theseactivities would you sayyou do nowadays?
b)25-34
Q.1a Which of theseactivities would you sayyou do nowadays?
c)35-44
Q.1a Which of theseactivities would you sayyou do nowadays?
d)45-54
Q.1a Which of theseactivities would you sayyou do nowadays?
e)55-64
f)65+
Exact Age
Group Total
Mean
A
Mean
B
Mean
C1
Mean
C2
Mean
DE
Occupational group
Mean
GroupTotal
Modelled values to km squares
Annual rainfall modelled from station data to output area
Cluster types
Add the normal postcode to the NSPD and postal geography and promote it.
Reduce the size of the areal units for reporting NeSS
Code all government surveys with OAC and the MRS Social Grade
Provide free sample data on all government survey data
Free on-line cross tabulation on all surveys for key connections
OAC by Region
Social Grade by Age by Sex by Region
Open the doors at the Met Office and the Centre of Ecology and Hydrology
Consider a matching service at full recovered cost
The commercial sector to gets its act together in understanding what is available
Departments should consider the value of doing work across GB (outside their area)
Trading Funds should increase the flexibility in their licence agreements in particular to encourage value added suppliers to be innovative.
Conclusions
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